12:2 ‘You people think that you know everything. You think that there will be no wisdom after you die.
12:3 But I understand things as well as you. You are no better than I am. Everyone knows the things that you have been saying.
12:4 I am a person who prayed to God and he answered me. But my friends now laugh at me. I have always lived completely in the right way. But still my friends laugh at me.
12:5 Some people never have any troubles. They think that people who suffer are fools. If people are in trouble, they knock them down!
12:6 But robbers seem to live in peace. They cause God to be angry but they think that they are safe. They trust their own strength as their god.
12:7 Ask the animals and they will teach you. The birds in the sky would tell you the truth.
12:8 Speak to the earth and it will teach you. The fish in the sea would tell you what is right.
12:9 Any of them could tell you that the Lord has done this.
12:10 He has authority over the life of all the animals. He gives breath to all people so that they can live.
12:11 We use our mouths to taste food. And we use our ears to test what we hear.
12:12 Old people are often wise. People who have lived for a long time understand things better.
12:13 God is wise and he is also powerful. He understands things and he gives good advice.
12:14 If God destroys something, nobody can repair it. If God puts someone in prison, that person cannot escape.
12:15 If God stops the rain, the land becomes dry. If he sends lots of rain, there are floods.
12:16 God has strength and wisdom. He has power over people who tell lies, and the people that they deceive.
12:17 He causes clever people to become ashamed. He causes leaders to do foolish things.
12:18 He takes authority away from kings. He dresses them like slaves.
12:19 He causes priests to become ashamed. He removes the power of important people.
12:20 He stops faithful men from giving advice. He removes the wisdom of old men.
12:21 He causes rulers to be ashamed. He destroys the power of strong men.
12:22 He shows people things that have been secrets. He shines light into dark places.
12:23 He can make nations become great. He can also destroy them. He can make their land become bigger. He can also send their people away to other places.
12:24 He stops the world's leaders from understanding things properly. He sends them to travel through empty deserts.
12:25 They try to walk in the dark, without any light. He causes them to walk like drunk men.
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